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Settings and commands

Settings

Open VS Code’s settings (Ctrl+,) and search for redcode. Most people never change any of these: REDcode finds the game and fetches REDbridge on its own.

Screenshot comingREDcode in VS Code's settings

VS Code's Settings editor filtered to redcode, showing the game path, bridge path and pack settings.

Game and REDbridge

Setting	Default	What it does	Change it when
`redcode.gamePath`	Steam’s default folder, `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077`	The Cyberpunk 2077 folder, the one with `bin`, `archive` and `r6`. If it isn’t the game, REDcode offers one it finds on start	The game is somewhere else. REDcode: Set Game Folder sets it for you
`redcode.bridgePath`	empty	Path to `REDbridge.exe`, or its folder. Empty means a REDbridge bundled with the extension, else one on your PATH	Rarely. Install REDbridge sets it for you. Note the old value before you change it by hand
`redcode.dotnetRoot`	empty	Where the .NET 10 runtime is, for REDbridge only, when it’s installed for your user rather than the whole PC	REDbridge can’t find a .NET runtime that is installed
`redcode.bridgeRepository`	`Edgemodders/REDbridge`	The GitHub repository Install and Update REDbridge download from	Only if told to, for example to test a REDbridge build
`redcode.bridgeUpdateCheck`	on	Asks GitHub once per session whether a newer REDbridge exists, and offers it	You’d rather update by hand

Never set DOTNET_ROOT for your whole Windows account. Every .NET program then looks only there, which breaks other tools. Use redcode.dotnetRoot, which applies to REDbridge alone.

Projects and packing

Setting	Default	What it does	Change it when
`redcode.author`	empty	Your name, written into new projects	Set it once
`redcode.pack.clean`	on	Empties `packed` before packing, so a file you removed doesn’t linger in the mod	Rarely. Keep it on
`redcode.pack.redmod`	off	Packs the project as a REDmod under `packed/mods/<mod name>`	You want to ship a REDmod
`redcode.launch`	`auto`	How Run Game starts the game: `auto` (through Steam for a Steam install, else the exe), `steam` or `exe`	Steam doesn’t start the game the way you want

Export and import

Setting	Default	What it does	Change it when
`redcode.export.textureFormat`	`png`	The image format Export to Raw writes for textures: `png`, `tga`, `dds`, `bmp`, `jpg` or `tiff`	Your image editor prefers another format
`redcode.export.meshFormat`	`glb`	Meshes as one `.glb` file, or `gltf` for a `.gltf` with its `.bin`	Your 3D tool prefers `.gltf`
`redcode.export.meshMaterials`	on	Exports a mesh’s materials and their textures with it	You only want the shape
`redcode.import.keepSettings`	on	Import keeps the settings of the file it replaces: a texture’s format, compression and flags, a mesh’s materials	You want WolvenKit’s defaults instead

Commands

Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type REDcode to see them. Most are also buttons or right-click items in the REDcode sidebar. Commands marked menu only act on the row you clicked, so they don’t appear in the palette. Some palette commands show only when they can work, for example once a project is open or the game is loaded.

Projects

Command	Does
New Project	Asks for a name and a folder, creates a WolvenKit project and opens it
Pack	Builds the project’s `packed` folder. Also `Ctrl+Shift+B`
Pack and Install	Packs, then installs
Install	Puts the packed mod in the game, through EDGEdeck when it’s installed
Uninstall	Takes the mod out of the game again
Install to the Hot Folder (Red Hot Tools)	Copies the packed archive to `archive/pc/hot`. Shown only when the game has Red Hot Tools. Untested
Run Game	Starts the game
Refresh Project	Re-reads the project folder
Filter the Project	Narrows the Project view to matching files
Clear the Project Filter	Shows the whole project again

Command	Does
Export to Raw	Converts a game file to PNG, glTF, Ogg and so on under Raw
Import from Raw	Converts it back into the game’s format under Archive
Open as JSON	Opens the game file as WolvenKit JSON
Open in CR2W Editor	On a texture: opens it in the CR2W editor
Open With…	VS Code’s list of editors for the file
Copy Path	Copies the full path on disk
Reveal in File Explorer	Opens the folder in File Explorer
Delete	Sends the file or folder to the Recycle Bin, after asking

Game Assets

Command	Does
Open game file as JSON	Searches the game as you type and opens the file you pick as JSON
Search game files	The same search, then Open as JSON, Add to project or Copy path
Browse Game Sounds	Opens the game’s sound effects as a list to filter and play
Refresh Game Assets	Re-reads the tree
Filter Game Assets	Narrows the tree to matching files
Clear the Game Assets Filter	Shows the whole tree again
Add to Project (menu only)	Copies the file or folder into the project
Extract to… (menu only)	Copies the file or folder to a folder you choose
Open in Editor (menu only)	Opens the file read-only, as a click does
Open as JSON (menu only)	Opens a copy of the file as JSON
Open Texture (menu only)	Opens a texture in the texture viewer
Copy Game Path (menu only)	Copies the path inside the game

TweakDB

Command	Does
Open TweakDB Record…	Searches records as you type and opens the one you pick
New Tweak from This Record…	Writes a TweakXL YAML file into the project that clones or changes the record. Needs a project
Copy Record Path (menu only)	Copies the record’s path
Filter TweakDB	Narrows the TweakDB view to records matching your words
Clear TweakDB Filter	Shows the record types again

Editing

Command	Does
Save JSON to Project	On JSON opened from a project file: rebuilds the game file from it. Also the button in the editor’s title bar

Setup and REDbridge

Command	Does
Set Game Folder	Lists the game installs REDcode found, or lets you browse for one
Install REDbridge	Downloads the latest REDbridge and points REDcode at it
Update REDbridge	Checks for a newer REDbridge and installs it
Restart REDbridge	Stops and starts REDbridge
Show REDbridge log	Opens REDcode’s log. Clicking the status bar item does the same

For other tools

Command	Does
Extract from a Mod Archive into the Project	Not for typing: EDGEdeck calls it for its Add to Project on a mod’s `.archive`

Editors under Open With

REDcode adds these to VS Code’s Open With… list, by file type:

Editor	Default for	Offered for
REDcode CR2W Editor	Entities, meshes, atlases, materials, animations, scenes and the other CR2W types	`.xbm`, `.json`, `.csv`
REDcode Texture	`.xbm`, `.dds`, `.tga`	PNG, JPG, BMP, TIFF
REDcode Mesh	`.glb`, `.gltf`
REDcode Audio	`.wem`, `.opus`	WAV, Ogg, MP3, FLAC
REDcode Game Sounds	`.opusinfo`

Right-click a file in VS Code’s Explorer, choose Open With…, and pick Configure default editor there to change a default.

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